Quotes from Vinnie Jones

When two people break up, it's all about them; they can't see anyone else. And the people getting smashed to bits are the kids. Then you're getting torn - your mum wants you, your dad wants you. You just get shredded. It has a long-lasting effect as well.

Film is like football - you join a team, get close to one or two people, then never hear from them again. I don't get emotionally involved. Do one, move on.

I've got the FA Cup tattooed on my leg and the Leeds United emblem, too. On my back, I've got, 'It's been emotional,' which is my line from 'Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels.' I'm fond of my tattoos, and I'm still having more.

I'm always have been in my life a big protector of women. If I see a guy slap a girl I would rip their head off; I'm very like that.

I buy hats like women buy shoes. I have well over 150.

I like Alaska for the salmon fishing - it's fantastic there. I usually stay in a log cabin with no one around for miles. I like to go with friends, but I'm also happy to be on my own with nature.

There's good action stars. I'm a bad-guy action star. What disappoints me is when you all of a sudden you get a good action star and then he wants to play a comedy with kids, you know? That upsets me, and that's not being true to your fans.

I was offered 'I'm A Celebrity...' for a lot of money, but I don't like the level of degradation.

I'd like to be the romantic lead one day, but I've got to grow my hair first.

My mum calls my temper 'Devilman.' They say you calm down with age, but I don't know. It never goes away.

After 'Big Brother,' people came up to me in the street shouting, 'You woz robbed!'

I always want to try new things, and 'Mean Machine' has given me that chance. I have got plans to carry on acting and would love to play all sorts of roles - you'll see that there's more strings to my bow!

Over the years, I've had about 80 stitches in my head and face from football incidents and bar incidents, so I have lots of scars. I don't think I look intimidating, but I'm sure other people have their opinions.

I've always had my ear pierced with a diamond stud. I did it myself when I was 16.